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Table 1 Reusable product use according to demographic characteristics

From: Reusable period products: use and perceptions among young people in Victoria, Australia

Demographics (%, n)

Never used a reusable % (n)

Ever used a reusable % (n)

PR (95%CI)a

Currently using a reusable % (n)

PR (95%CI)a

All participants (n = 595)

52.1 (310)

10.6 (63)

 

37.3 (222)

 

Age (Years)

 15–19 (30.5, 182)

69.2 (126)

6.0 (11)

1.00

24.7 (45)

1.00

 20–24 (40.9, 244)

48.6 (118)

11.1 (27)

2.62 (1.24–5.52)

403 (98)

2.33 (1.51–3.59)

 25–29 (28.5, 170)

38.8 (66)

14.7 (25)

4.33 (2.01–9.36)

46.5 (79)

3.35 (2.09–5.37)

 Missing (n = 0)

(0)

(0)

 

0

 

Area of residence

 Major city (89.2, 445)

50.5 (224)

9.0 (40)

1.00

40.5 (180)

1.00

 Regional Australia (10.8, 54)

48.2 (26)

9.3 (5)

1.08 (0.39–2.97)

42.6 (23)

1.10 (0.61–1.99)

 Missing (n = 97)

(60)

(18)

 

(19)

 

Country of birth

 Australia (84.3, 494)

49.9 (246)

10.6 (52)

1.34 (0.62–2.87)

39.6 (195)

1.74 (1.05–2.87)

 Other (15.7, 92)

62.0 (57)

9.8 (9)

1.00

28.3 (26)

1.00

 Missing (n = 10)

(7)

(2)

 

(1)

 

Gender identity

 Female (91.9, 545)

51.7 (281)

10.5 (57)

1.00

37.9 (206)

1.00

 Non-female (male, non-binary) (8.1, 48)

56.3 (27)

12.5 (6)

1.10 (0.43–2.77)

31.3 (15)

0.76 (0.39–1.46)

 Missing (n = 3)

(2)

(0)

 

(1)

 

Current education level

 High School (14.0, 83)

68.7 (57)

9.6 (8)

0.68 (0.30–1.53)

21.7 (18)

0.47 (0.26–0.83)

 Tertiary studies (58.3, 346)

53.0 (183)

11.0 (38)

1.00

35.9 (124)

1.00

 Not studying (27.8, 165)

41.2 (68)

10.3 (17)

1.20 (0.64–2.27)

48.5 (80)

1.74 (1.17–2.58)

 Missing (n = 2)

(2)

(0)

 

(0)

 

Discretionary income

 < $120 (76.0, 441)

54.7 (241)

9.1 (40)

1.00

36.3 (160)

1.00

 ≥ $120 (24.0, 139)

41.7 (58)

15.8 (22)

2.29 (1.26–4.14)

42.5 (59)

1.53 (1.01–2.32)

 Missing (n = 16)

(11)

(1)

 

(3)

 
  1. aNever using a reusable product is the reference category
  2. PR prevalence ratio, CI confidence interval